The Essex Hall Hymnal

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...longer mourn; 'Tis love invites thee near. W. B. Collyer. 251 M. 7 Welcome, welcome! sinner, hear! Hang not back through shame or fear; Doubt not, nor distrust the call;-Mercy is proclaimed to all. Welcome to the offered pe Welcome, prisoner, to rel- Burst thy bonds--be saved--be free; Rise and come; he calleth thee. All ye weary and distressed, Welcome to relief and rest: All is ready--hear the call; There is ample room for all. /. Cornier. 252 M. 8.7.3. Lord, I hear of showers of blessing Thou art scattering full and free, Showers, the thirsty land refreshing; Let some blessing fall on me, Even me. Pass me not, O God, my Father! Weak and sinful though I be; Thou mightst leave me, but the rather Let thy mercy light on me, Even me. Pass me not, O gracious Father, Let me love and cling to thee; I am longing for thy favour; Speak the word of power to me, Even me. Have I long in sin been sleeping J Long been slighting, grieving thee? Has the world my heart been keeping 1 Oh forgive and rescue me, Even me. Love of God, so pure and changeless, Love of God, so rich and free, Love of God, so strong and boundlesa, Magnify thyself in me, Even me. Elizabeth CodnerS 253 M.7. Love for all; and can it be 1 Can I hope it is for me 1 I, who strayed so long ago, Strayed so far, and fell so low; I, the disobedient child, Wayward, passionate, and wild, I, who left my Father's home In forbidden ways to roam; To my Father can I go 1 At his feet myself I'll throw; In his house there yet may be Place, a servant's place, for me. See, my Father waiting stands; See, he reaches out his hands; God is love: I know, I see There is love for me, e'en me. S. Longfellow. M. 7. Lord I forgive me, day by day, Debts I cannot hope to pay; Duties I have left undone, Evils I have failed to ...